Cherie Booth QC will name the winners of this year’s legal aid Oscars on 28 June. The Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards, which are in their fifth year, recognise excellence among legal aid providers who help protect the rights of some of society’s most marginalised people.
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WHO BEARS THE COSTS OF THE COSTS WAR?
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Stephen Baker considers the implications of BAE’s decision to appoint Lord Woolf to head up its ethics committee
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The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill will increase child support troubles, predicts David Burrows
R (on the application of Al-Skeini and others) v Secretary of State for Defence [2007] UKHL 26, [2007] All ER (D) 106 (Jun)
The Brits have a lot to learn from the Italians in the fashion stakes, says the Insider
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr
Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London
